UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT (Parts 1 & 2)
The Barron Knights - 1966
PART 1 (A Side)
(Guitar chord.....Hah-huh, sorry chaps!)
It doesn't seem to matter what party is in power
Our country always seems in a state, in a state
(But what do you propose to do about it?)
We'll acquire a rocket ship
Send all the politicians up to Mars
And then this Country can be run
By all our favourite stars.....
When we're in Downing Street
Here's what we'll do
Blah-blah-blah-blah, blah-blah-blah
We'll reorganise the Revenue
Blah-blah-blah-blah, blah-blah-blah
We'll review the tax
And all buy pipes and macs
Like you know who
Now, the Troggs at Downing Street
Have told The Ministry of War
That they must stop the secrets
Going out of their back door.....
Our security is getting weak
Now we find that it has gone and sprung a leak
Oh Mama, call the plumber
The plumber said could you call back again
Because I'm busy working on the big brain drain
Mama, what a lumber
Unfortunately it would be impossible to fit
P.J. Proby in the Government 'cause he would cause a split
Doddy's political party won't last for many years
He's always making promises, but ending up in tears
Jimmy Saville was advised when all blue he died his hair
Someone is giving out the loot and Sonny's got his Cher
David and Jonathan had rows with Number Ten
As leaders of the Union, they're appealing to the men.....
Brothers of the worst led strike
Come to the meeting on your bike
Leave your Rolls-Royce in the yard
Don't forget your union card
We will strike till they agree
To stop all this redundancy
PART 2 (B Side)
To our transatlantic friends a telegram we sent
And now they're here to help us out in our new Parliament.....
What a day for a new scheme
What a day to give the fellahs a treat
We'll knock the prices of clothes down
When we nationalise Carnaby Street
Well, all the girls are alright as they are
As long as their mini-skirts don't stray too far
And if they're affected by the freeze
They can lower their hemlines down to their knees
While the Spoonful dream their day away
The Beach Boys are fixin' it so they're okay
Within the sound of old Big Ben
This was heard from one of them.....
I like it at Westminster
'Cause there is a nice young spinster
She doesn't need any lessons
On procedure at all-night sessions
She's the most promising backbench MP
To run a country is a great responsibility
The groups might crack beneath the strain
And then where would they be.....
Remember when you heard us say
That we would stop the squeeze
And fix things up so that you wouldn't have to work
Well..... We tried it anyhow
But then the days got worse and worse
And now you see we've gone completely out of our minds
And..... They're coming to take us away, hah-hah
They're coming to take us away, ho-ho, hee-hee, hah-hah
From Parliament that's driving us mad with the credit squeeze
And the price of cheese, and sawdust now is tuppence-a-plank
And they're coming to take us away, aaahaaahhhhhh!
Let's put the stars back on the stage
Before our country goes to ruin
And let's bring back the real M.Ps
'Cause they know what they're doin'
(Transcribed/Contributed by Mel Priddle
and Jean-Marie del Fabbro - August 2010)
(Additional clarifications by Alan T - March 2012)